NFL Draft Results 2013: Teams That Hurt Themselves the Most with Poor Showings

Not every team helps itself in the draft. Every year, teams have a poor draft that sets their franchises back, and the 2013 NFL draft is no different.

The league has done a better job to rein in rookie spending; however, no matter what the cost, you don’t want to give money to and take the time trying to develop draft picks who aren’t going to work out.

After a few years, you figure out that top draft pick isn’t going to work out, so you have to start all over again at that position.

Here are three teams who did themselves no favors in the 2013 NFL draft.

Cleveland Browns

At this point, Cleveland Browns fans should be immune to the team's failings in the NFL draft. For the most part, it's an annual occurrence.

When the Browns drafted Barkevious Mingo, you knew it was only going to be downhill from there.

Mingo is a great athlete and should turn into a very good pass-rusher. Unfortunately for Cleveland, there’s a very good chance that’s all he’ll become. Many have compared Mingo to Bruce Irvin, who was selected with the 15th pick last year by the Seattle Seahawks.

Irvin is very good getting after the quarterback, but his game is pretty one-dimensional. Like Irvin, Mingo looks like he’ll just become a one-trick pony. He could turn into a good player, but do you want to draft somebody like him with the sixth pick?

The Browns had much greater concerns they could have filled with the various other talented players who were available.

Leon McFadden wasn’t a bad pick. But if Cleveland wanted to improve its pass defense, it should have gone with Dee Milliner in the first round.

After McFadden, none of the players stuck out. There were some OK picks, but none of them can make up for the Mingo pick.

Buffalo Bills

E.J. Manuel wrecked the Buffalo Bills’ draft. The team needs a franchise quarterback. Kevin Kolb isn’t the long-term option. Although this class was very weak, Buffalo’s best bet was to snag a QB in the first round.

By all accounts, Manuel is a very fine person and had a very good career at Florida State. He’s got nice upside and is very athletic. That does not outweigh the amount of time the Bills are going to need to spend with Manuel in order for him to reach his potential.

Manuel is the kind of player you draft and store away for a few years. For a team needing a franchise quarterback, he’s not the answer.

If you’re absolutely determined to draft Manuel, fine. At the very least, don’t do it in the first round with the 16th pick. Buffalo really made a mess of things with this pick. This was the worst pick in the first round and one of the worst in the draft as a whole.

San Diego Chargers

The San Diego Chargers got some nice pieces. The biggest problem for them was value. Most of their picks were reaches.

San Diego had one of the worst offensive lines in the league last year. D.J. Fluker is a nice pick and should slot in at right tackle immediately. However, it’s hard to argue that a right tackle is worth taking with the 11th overall pick. Fluker is not very athletic, so he’s limited. You can’t put him at left tackle, or he’ll get beaten all day by athletic speed rushers.

Some like the Manti Te’o pick, but I’m not one of them. There were other, more talented inside linebackers on the board. Te’o will be a good enough linebacker for a few years, but then you’ll see him surpassed by Kevin Minter and Arthur Brown, two guys the Chargers passed up.

Keenan Allen was the best pick the Chargers made, and that’s saying something. In terms of bang for your buck, San Diego was pretty poor across the board.